amygdule
1amygdule — [ə mig′do͞ol΄, ə mig′dyo͞ol΄] n. [< L amygdala, ALMOND: from the typical shape] a small gas pocket, usually found in volcanic rock, partly or completely filled with a mineral, esp. a zeolite, calcite, or quartz: sometimes called amygdale [ə… …
2Amygdule — Amygdules form when the vesicular cavities (created by expanding gas bubbles in volcanic lava) are filled with a secondary mineral such as calcite, quartz, chlorite or one of the zeolites, which are deposited by having minerals wash through the… …
3amygdule — /euh mig doohl, dyoohl/, n. Petrol. one of the mineral nodules in an amygdaloid. [1875 80; AMYGD(ALA) + ULE] * * * Secondary deposit of minerals found in a rounded, elongated, or almond shaped cavity in volcanic rock. The cavities (vesicles) were …
4amygdule — noun A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock …
5amygdule — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS An individual vesicle which has been subsequently filled in by secondary minerals …
6amygdule — amyg·dule …
7amygdule — /əˈmɪgdjul/ (say uh migdyoohl) noun → amygdale …
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9pipe amygdule — noun : an elongated nodule resembling a tube in an amygdaloid …
10amygdale — a·myg·dale (ə mĭgʹdāl) n. An amygdule. [From Latin amygdala, almond. See amygdala.] * * * …
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